{"id":3873,"date":"2013-05-19T12:51:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T17:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:14:43","slug":"tommy-tucker-long-tall-shorty-bw-mo-shorty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3873","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Tucker – Long Tall Shorty b\/w Mo’ Shorty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Tommy Tucker – Long Tall Shorty <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Tommy Tucker – Mo’ Shorty <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome once again into the inner sanctum of all things soulful.<\/p>\n

Welcome to another groovy week here at Funky16Corners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I thought we\u2019d get things started with one of the truly great slabs of R&B\/soul.<\/p>\n

\u2018Long Tall Shorty\u2019 is one of the UR documents of the mod\/beat sound, having been covered by both the Kinks<\/strong> and the Graham Bond Organization<\/strong> and holding a place of honor on many a sweaty basement club turntable during the early 60s.<\/p>\n

Tommy Tucker<\/strong> had already had a hit with \u2018High Heel Sneakers\u2019 in 1963, before laying down \u2018Long Tall Shorty\u2019 (co-written by none other than Don Covay<\/strong>) the following year.<\/p>\n

Tucker, born Robert Higginbotham<\/strong> in 1933 was a singer, pianist\/organist who recorded in a variety of settings (groups and solo) between 1951 and 1967.<\/p>\n

\u2018Long Tall Shorty\u2019 is an especially interesting cut. It \u2013 like \u2018High Heel Sneakers\u2019 is built on a pretty standard, uncomplicated, Jimmy Reed<\/strong>-esque frame, but thanks to a sly build up and some very tasty guitar turns into something else entirely by the time its 2:23 are done.<\/p>\n

Though Tucker worked extensively with guitarist Welton \u2018Dean\u2019 Young<\/strong>, it would seem that the guitarist on this 45 is in fact Timmy Oliver<\/strong>, as Young was on the road performing as one half of Dean and Jean.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The song starts off chugging amiably, but gathers steam gradually, almost imperceptibly until the band is running at top speed. It’s not hard to imagine a cellar full of pilled up modernists moving and grooving to this one.<\/p>\n

Though the record has obvious roots in a slightly earlier bag, by the time the organ kicks in it\u2019s obvious that Tucker is operating in a fully modern context. Aside from a couple of Bo Diddley<\/strong> sides, I can hardly think of an artist dragging quite so much old school R&B into a soulful setting this late in the game (though I have full confidence that one of you fine souls will provide an example or two that blows that thesis out of the water).<\/p>\n

If you can get your hands on a copy of this 45 \u2013 which shouldn\u2019t be too terribly difficult \u2013 you need to get to the end of \u2018Long Tall Shorty\u2019 and continue on to the b-side, the instrumental take thereon, entitled \u2018Mo\u2019 Shorty\u2019. The guitar work is outstanding, and if anyone out there knows anything about Timmy Oliver (I haven\u2019t been able to find anything) please let me know.<\/p>\n

So roll back the rug, throw back a pint or two and get to dancing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll see you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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